Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 1-8, 1999

Volume 28, Number 11

Campus Notes

Gaddis Smith, the Larned Professor of History, will be the next speaker in the "Books Sandwiched In" discussion series at United Church on the Green. The weekly talks take place Thursdays, 12:10-12:50 p.m., and are free and open to the public. Smith's Nov. 4 discussion will focus on the book "The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, Brothers in Arms" by Kai Bird.

Christ Presbyterian Church will sponsor a panel discussion on the issues of faith and science, Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the church's study center, 135 Whitney Ave. The panel will consist largely of doctoral and post-doctoral students at Yale from the physics and biology departments. The panel will explore topics pertaining to current scientific debates and discussions such as genetic engineering and evolutionary science. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call (203) 777-6960.

The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences will hold a meeting and walking tour of historic Fair Street in Guilford, Connecticut, on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 7. Those who wish to go on the tour should meet Sarah McCulloch at the Guilford Community Center at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m., Guilford town historian Joel Helander will interpret the Guilford that David Dudley Field described in his 1832 report to the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Helander will illustrate his presentation with early photographs of townspeople involved in activities such as plowing with oxen, fishing and boat building. The event, which is free and open to the public, is being cosponsored by the Guilford Keeping Society and the Guilford Preservation Alliance.

The Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association recently announced that the organization's award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions will be presented to Sidney J. Blatt, professor of psychiatry and psychology, and chief of the Psychology Section in the department of psychiatry. Blatt also recently was appointed visiting professor at University College of London for a three-year term to participate each summer in a research training program in psychoanalysis offered in collaboration with the International Psychoanalytic Association.

Paula Milone-Nuzzo, associate dean of the School of Nursing, was recently named a fellow of Hospice and Home Care by Home Care University, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing research, education and credentialing for home care and hospice. The university is an affiliate of the National Association for Home Care. As a fellow, Milone-Nuzzo will advise Home Care University on health care issues, guide special projects and research and support education initiatives in the field. A leading expert in the field, Milone-Nuzzo began the nation's first home care master's degree program and devised a curriculum that was the first to layer an understanding of home care over a full clinical specialization such as nurse practitioner.

On Oct. 26, Peter D. Vallone, associate vice president for administration, gave the keynote speech at the annual conference of the Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association (IPELRA), held in Galena, Illinois. Vallone discussed the impact of technology on labor relations, labor practitioners as agents of change and leadership. Vallone founded IPELRA in 1981 while director of personnel for the State of Illinois. He was elected president of IPELRA in 1983. A year later he was elected president of the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association, which has over 2,000 members nationwide. Both groups are made up of management representatives from towns, villages, municipalities, states and higher education.

Two Yale postdoctoral students are among the recipients of the Getty Grant Program's 1999-2000 J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art and the Humanities. The fellows and the titles of their research projects are: Qianshen Bai, "Transformation of Chinese Calligraphy in the 17^th Century"; and Jill E. Caskey, "Eye of a Needle: The Rufolos of Ravello and the Art of Wealth and Splendor."

Students of William R. Burch Jr., the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Natural Resource Management, honored his lifelong learning, scholarship and teaching the weekend of Oct. 22-24 with a symposium based at Sage Hall. The symposium featured formal social events and sessions that included presentation of papers, roundtable and panel discussions, multimedia presentations, a dinner, and a hike led by Burch through the Connecticut landscape. Burch taught for more than 30 years, 1968-99, at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

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